The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-22
LOCAL Bl.EvlTIEs.
Matters Of Minor Moment In and About
4 IaH. tho City. N ~.

Matters OF Minor Momsht In nnd About
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LENT commences tomorrow. \
WAsnINoroN's birthday-a legal holi.
day. it5I EE'.as
HOLIDAY matinee. performances at both
theatres to-day. ~, srs
"a Nluur Orr" at the Opera House thia
afternoon and evening. N
One marriage license was issued by Re-
corder Hook yesterday. t%l.
"MoNrE CRiBro" again at the Grand this
afternoon and evening,
IT Is reported that the North End cooper
shops will start up next Thursday.
TIE Council Committee on Scales met
last night, audited BILLS and elected Mr..
Joseph Farls chairman. .MG,0 II
CouNcfL will meet this evening In regu.
lar semi.monthly session. The meeting
promises to DO an important one.
LAST night OF tho Ohio Valley Trades
and Labor Assembly fair-this Ia 10 DO the
great rattle night, when everything will
DO disposed OF. la& , E0l
LE1TEls for tho following named parties
arc remaining In tho postoliice uncalled
for: Daniel O'Leary, George Nowland,
Horace Nichols and Ed. Monahan.
THE heaters at the La Belle went or
yesterday morning. They will probably
DO on full to-day; only the eight and Mint
penny machines were in operation yester
: day. owing to tho scarcity OF mil plate.
A COUNTRY wagon loaded with product
: broke down on Main street between
Twelfth and Fourteenth yesterday ant
before the team could be stopped the loa,
: WAS pretty well distributed all over tn
thoroughfare.
The river is falling at this point. Thu
marks last evening indicated depth Ii
tho channel OF only IS feet 0 inches. TIL
Andes is this afternoons packet for Gin
cinna.i. The special attention OF shipper
+ Is called to her advertisement.
:, THE young men OF tho city are reminde,
OF the practical talk to be delivered In tn
t Young Mems Christian Association par
J Tors at o'clock this evening. Tho tall
will be given by DR.. John L. Dickey o.
1.-THE Human Eye-Its Use and Abuse.
Tho admission Is FREQ and all young mel
arc invited. .....
RI The Council Committee on Salaries me
! and organized last night by electing MI
/, John Gavin chairman. The salaries Of al
: tho city otficera were agreed upon. The
are the game aB last year except the Pc
cent of the Wcishmasters Is increase,
: from 10 to Is per cent on the total receipt
which last year were $500.
! TuE young ladies Of st. Joseph'a Acad
envy will present the drama Of "Fabiols,
a at Weatwood's hall, in the Eighth ward
this evening. The proceeds arising iron
e admissions will be used for charitable pul
poses. The ladies have given their littl,
!, play on two former occasions, and eScl
2 lime have baen warmly praised.
f. IT would be very proper thing to d,
to atation q policeman ct the foot Of tn
/. stairs leading up into tho Grand and hay
: him form the crowd that gathers befor
. the Goora are opened. into line. In tn
wild rush that occurred whom tho door
were opened last night, young boy
: whose name could not be learned, wa
badly hurt by being caught in the larg
!, crowd. 81
), THE annual masquerade ball given b,
the Turner's Of this city at their hall Of
Market street last night, like all publ
aGairs given by this organization was al
immense affair, the hNll being packed tt
. its fullest capacity. Kramers orchestr:
furnished the music. The costumes wos,
by tho merry revelors we're OF every con
ceivable color and style, and oil magma
bic characters we're portrayed.
THERE is shown in one Of tho large at
4 tractive windows Of Dillon's jewelry stor
a very handsome specimen Of work turnet
out from the Wheeling Pottery that i
something new and worthy OF admiration
1t is a large shallow dish designed to serv
birds or other game on. II is hand-paint
, ed end the work 10 quite fine. Water
oky, flowers and birds are worked on will
the brush in quite pleasing manner.